Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Austin, Texas (November 2026)
In Austin, Texas as of November 2026, 331 carriers are actively hiring W2 company drivers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Austin is a high-growth I-35 corridor city with semiconductor and advanced manufacturing freight (Samsung, Tesla Gigafactory, Applied Materials), rapid construction-materials demand, and growing data-center logistics.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #4 and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #6 are new to the top 50 in Austin, Texas. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#28 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #18) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#37 → #48). AHRENS BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC (was #4) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 4 carriers joined, 5 left, and 31 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Austin, Texas's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is Herrington Transportation Inc. at $2,000/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. leads the Austin, Texas market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Herrington Transportation Inc. sits in the 87th percentile for weekly pay among Austin, Texas carriers. Herrington Transportation Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Austin, Texas median.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. rose 6 positions month-over-month, from #8 to #2. The carrier ranks in the 95th percentile for weekly pay in Austin, Texas. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
Despite ranking below #1, True Transport Inc. outpays the leader on weekly average — $2,250/week.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 87th percentile on weekly pay for the Austin, Texas market. On vehicle maintenance, the carrier ranks in the 94th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #5 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #6 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk, #9 ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS LLC at $2,250/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Austin, Texas
16% of Austin, Texas's active CDL postings are regional and 80% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (4%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Austin, Texas postings; dedicated routes at 25%; take-truck-home at 77%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 65% and riders-allowed at 64%.
Where Austin, Texas differs from the Texas baseline
| Austin, Texas | Texas top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 22% | 35% | -13 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 90% | 82% | +8 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on dedicated routes: Austin, Texas sits 13 points below the Texas baseline.
Driving CDL in Austin
Austin CDL work runs on I-35 / US-183 / Loop 1 (MoPac). Tech-sector (Tesla Gigafactory, Apple campus, Dell HQ), state government supply chains, and dense metro distribution drive freight. Cost of living is near the national average (slightly below). Summer heat is significant. I-35 through downtown is consistently congested.
Driving CDL in Texas
Texas is one of the largest CDL markets in the country and the deepest mix of lane types. Cross-border work out of Laredo and El Paso, oil-field service in the Permian Basin, dedicated retail out of Dallas and Houston, and reefer pulling produce out of the Rio Grande Valley all run from different parts of the state — and they pay very differently. Texas has no state income tax, which is real money on the back end. The summer heat is the operational variable most newcomers underestimate; equipment, hours, and load-securing all behave differently when ambient temps hit 110°F.
Related guides
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How we compile these rankings
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated November 2026.